Abstract: This invention relates to a novel method and press which are useful for the continuous production of structural wood composite products of large cross-section. A method of continuously forming a compressed structural wood composite product composed of an assembly of wood elements, comprising: (a) heating and plasticizing the wood assembly before or during the initial stages of pressing the wood assembly; and (b) compressing the heated and plasticized wood assembly so that the wood assembly permanently sets at a rate which corresponds to the rate of compression of the assembly.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process of preparing a novel form of laminated-veneer-lumber. More particularly, this invention pertains to a process of producing a laminated-veneer-lumber which is composed of compactly arranged veneer sheets which have sinusoidal edges. A method of joining sheets of veneer in a layup, useful for continuous production of laminated veneer-lumber, comprising dispensing the stress concentration of the joints over an extended area of the joint by using veneer sheets that have opposite edges cut in a sinusoidal pattern.